James Hardie Industries plc Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Components of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following components:


(Millions of US dollars)		Land						Buildings						Machinery and Equipment						Construction in Progress^1,²						Total

Cost or valuation:
At 31 March 2012		$	18.3					$	210.5					$	984.9					$	50.9					$	1,264.6
Additions			0.2						3.0						47.7						10.2						61.1
Disposals			-						-						(7.3	)					-						(7.3	)
Impairment			-						(3.5	)					(33.6	)					-						(37.1	)
Exchange differences			-						0.2						3.0						-						3.2

At 31 March 2013		$	18.5					$	210.2					$	994.7					$	61.1					$	1,284.5
Additions			11.7						18.9						39.8						54.8						125.2
Disposals			-						-						(2.2	)					-						(2.2	)
Exchange differences			-						(1.0	)					(27.5	)					-						(28.5	)

At 31 March 2014		$	30.2					$	228.1					$	1,004.8					$	115.9					$	1,379.0


Accumulated depreciation:
At 31 March 2012		$	-					$	(76.2	)				$	(513.7	)				$	-					$	(589.9	)
Charge for the year			-						(8.8	)					(51.2	)					-						(60.0	)
Disposals			-						-						6.5						-						6.5
Impairment			-						-						20.2						-						20.2
Exchange differences			-						(0.2	)					(1.6	)					-						(1.8	)
Other			-						-						(0.6	)					-						(0.6	)

At 31 March 2013		$	-					$	(85.2	)				$	(540.4	)				$	-					$	(625.6	)
Charge for the year			-						(9.1	)					(52.2	)					-						(61.3	)
Disposals			-						-						1.5						-						1.5
Exchange differences			-						1.0						17.1						-						18.1
Other			-						-						(0.5	)					-						(0.5	)

At 31 March 2014		$	-					$	(93.3	)				$	(574.5	)				$	-					$	(667.8	)


Net book amount:
At 31 March 2013		$	18.5					$	125.0					$	454.3					$	61.1					$	658.9
At 31 March 2014		$	30.2					$	134.8					$	430.3					$	115.9					$	711.2